We kicked the new year off to a great start with a discussion around the 7 shortlisted resolutions from national which. Members of the committee read out the key points and the pros and cons to each resolution and then members took a vote on which Buns & Roses should put forward to federation.

1. The next 100 years
As we mark 100 years of the WI, we deplore the unacceptable level of gender discrimination
that still exists. We call on decision makers to remove barriers preventing today’s women
and future generations reaching their full potential.

2. Plant a tree for the future
The NFWI urges Her Majesty’s government to start a continuous national broadleaf tree
planting programme to replace vital woodlands lost in previous decades. WIs in consultation
with their local councils and community groups will be asked to plant trees in celebration of
their centenary and to benefit future generations.

3. Public access defibrillators
There is an urgent need to widen public access to defibrillators to significantly increase the
survival rate following a cardiac arrest. This meeting urges WI members to work with their
communities to install public access defibrillators.

4. Failing to care – assessment of need in long-term care
This meeting calls on HM government to remove the distinction between nursing care and
personal care in the assessment of the needs of individuals, in order to advance health and
wellbeing.

5. Cutting back on food waste
Everybody loses when good food is thrown away. We call on WI members to reduce their
own food waste and all public and private sector organisations to do more to minimise food
waste and protect our finite resources.

6. Ending FGM
This AM welcomes the progress that has been made towards ending Female Genital
Mutilation. We call on political leaders and the UK public to maintain momentum behind all
efforts to eradicate this abuse of human and child rights. 2

7. To curb the use of antibiotics
In view of the problem of increased microbial resistance to antibiotics, this meeting urges HM
government to work with health professionals and the public to raise awareness of, and
encourage the appropriate use of, antibiotics in human and animal healthcare.

We then ended the meeting with a good healthy bout of crafting and some new ladies learned the skill of making a suffolk puff for the first time - hooray!